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Patented Oct. 27, 1896'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE. i

JOSEPH IMLER, OF KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA.

CROSS-BAR FOR THILLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 570,021, dated October 27, 1896.

Application filed February 8,1896. Serial No. 578,523. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH IMLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ken dallville, in the county of Noble, State of Indiana, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Cross-Bars for Thills, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cross-bars for thills for carriages and wagons and the like; and it has for its object, among others, to provide a simple and cheap construction by which I dispense with the employment of a singletree, reduce the weight of the thill, and have a much stronger cross-bar with less strain on the thill. I also provide an improved hitching device for the tugs of the harness, provide for the automatic take-up of the slack of the tugs when going downhill, and provide a better and more comfortable horse motion than can be obtained by the employment of a singletree.

The cross-bar is designed more particularly for employment in connection with tubular thills, for which I have an application now pending, but is of course applicable to other forms of thills.

I provide means for guarding against rattling of the parts and for ready separation or adjustment where necessary.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specication, and in which- Figure 1 is a top plan of my improvement, with a portion broken away; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged central vertical section through the hitching device.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the portions of the thills shown as tubular, and at their rear ends formed with the couplings A', into which the said thills are screw-threaded and into the lateral nipples a of which are threaded the short pieces of piping B, which in turn are held in the nipples c of the coupling C, in the opposite nipples c of which is engaged the cross-bar D, which is made tubular, as indicated. v

In the nipples c2 'c2 of the coupling O are held'the short tubular portions E, extending parallel with the thills A, in which are arranged the draft appliances. and as these devices are alike in all respects at each end of the cross-bar a description of one will suffice for both.

F is a rod having at its forward end ahook f for the attachment of the harness-tugs, and this rod is passed through the tubular portions E E and through the longitudinal portions of the coupling C and through openings in the caps G, which are detachably and adj ustably held on the outer ends of the tubular portions E.

lVashers or packing-rings I-I may or may not be provided between the outer ends of said tubular portions and the inner faces of the caps, said washers or packing-rings being illustrated in Fig. 2. The rear end of the rod is screw-threaded, as seen at f', and receives a nut F.

I is a spring arranged around the rod F, with one end bearing against the forward cap or the washer adjacent thereto and the other end connected with the rod in any suitable manner. In Fig. 2 I have shown it as bearing against a pin I', passed through an opening in the rod, the. rod being provided with a plurality of openings f2, so that by adjustment of the pin the tension of the spring can be adjusted, as will be readily understood. The tubular portions E, as well as the longitudinal portion of the coupling O, are preferably filled with some suitable packing J, so disposed as to permit of easy movement of the rod lengthwise thereof, but preventing rattling of the parts. This packing may be of any suitable material which will not interfere with the working of the -parts or the compression of the spring and yet prevents contact of metal with metal and thus avoids rattlin It will be noticed that by this construction I dispense with the employment of a singletree, and the attachment of the tugs is such IOO as to lessen the horse motion, and in going downhill the springs take up the slack in the tugs.-

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

The spring-hook hitching appliance can be used at any suitable place or point on a doubletree or a singletree in connection with carriage or wagon poles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A tubular cross-bar for thills formed of detachable sections and having tubular portions at right angles to its length and draft appliances mounted in said tubular portions; substantially as described.

2. A tubular cross -bar for thills having tubular portions at right angles thereto near. opposite ends with removable caps and draft appliances mounted for movement in said tubular portions a-nd through said caps parallel with the thills; substantially as described.

3. The combination with the tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, rods mounted for movement in said couplings at right angles to the crossbar, and springs around said rods; substantiallyT as described,

Lt. The combination with the tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, rods mounted for movement in said couplings at right angles to the cross-bar, and springs around said rods, and means for adj usting the tension of said springs; substantially as described.

5. The combination with the tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, rods mounted for movement in said couplings at right angles to the cross-bar, and springs around said rods, and a packing within the coupling to prcventrattling; substantially as described.

(5. The combination with the tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, rods mounted for movement in said couplings at right an gies to the cross-bar, and springs around said rods, and means for adjusting the tension of said springs, and a packing within the coupling' to prevent rattling; substantially as described.

7. The combination with the tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, the tubular portions at opposite sides of the couplings at right angles to the crossbar, removable caps at opposite ends of said coupling rods passed through said tubular portions and through said caps, and couplings and springs around said rods; substantially as described.

8. The combination with thc tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, the tubular portions at opposite sides of the couplings at right angles to the crossbar, removable caps at opposite ends of said coupling rods passed through said tubular portions and through said caps, and couplings and springs around said rods, and means 'for adjusting the tension of the springs; substantially as described.

9. The combination with the tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, the tubular portions zit-opposite sides of the couplings at right angles to the crossbar, rods passed through said tubular portions, and couplings and springs around said rods, and means for adjusting the tension of the springs, and caps on the outer ends of said tubular portions and through which the rods pass; substantially as described.

l0. The combination with the tubular crossbar, of the couplings at the opposite ends thereof, the tubular portions at opposite sides of the couplings at right angles to the crossbar, rods passed through said tubular portions, and couplings and springs around said rods, and means for adjusting the tension of the springs, and caps on the outer ends of said tubular portions and through which the rods pass, said rods being provided at the forward ends with hooks and at their rear ends with adjustable nuts; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOJCPII IMLER.

\Vitnesses:

THOMAS L. GRAvEs, J Anus GRAvns. 

